[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR5.52]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 5--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart E--Records Available for Public Inspection
 
Sec. 5.52  Indexes of records.

    (a) Inspection and copying. We will maintain and provide for your 
inspection and copying current indexes of the records described in Sec. 
5.51(a). We will also publish and distribute copies of the indexes 
unless we announce in the Federal Register that it is unnecessary or 
impracticable to do so. For assistance in locating indexes maintained in 
the Department, you may contact the HHS Freedom of Information Officer 
at the address and telephone number in Sec. 5.31(c).
    (b) Record citation as precedent. We will not use or cite any record 
described in Sec. 5.51(a) as a precedent for an action against a person 
unless we have indexed the record and published it or made it available, 
or unless the person has timely notice of the record.